Lu Yang looked at Ruan Mian’s lips so close to him and couldn’t help but get a little distracted, unconsciously getting closer and closer.
His lips slowly touched Ruan Mian’s. Before he could even feel the softness of the kiss, a huge roaring sound suddenly erupted outside. In his sleep, Ruan Mian’s whole body shuddered, and with a ‘bang,’ he was so frightened that he turned back into a lop-eared rabbit.
Lu Yang’s lips fell in the air, and he looked down at the lop-eared rabbit in his arms, “…”
Pirates must be fought! Not a single one should be left behind!
Although Ruan Mian was frightened and turned back to his animal form, he was too exhausted to wake up and continued sleeping.
Lu Yang took a deep breath, helplessly put the lop-eared rabbit in his pocket, and called everyone to come to a meeting.
Liu Minghu rushed over immediately after hearing the roar, so he was the first to arrive.
He walked into the room furiously and shouted, “These pirates are too aggressive. They launched another surprise attack. Major General, we can’t let them go this time.”
Lu Yang covered the ears of the lop-eared rabbit, looked up, and glanced at him lightly, “Keep your voice down.”
When Liu Minghu saw the rabbit tucked into the front pocket of his clothes, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes and chuckle.
“Major General, where did you get a rabbit? By the way, I heard everyone say that you brought your wife in. Why can’t I see my sister-in-law? Where did you hide him?”
He looked around, and there was no one else in the room except Lu Yang and the lop-eared rabbit.
Lu Yang tapped the table with his fingers and asked instead of answering: “How many people did the pirates send this time?”
Li Zhan followed Liu Minghu in and heard his words and naturally answered: “More than a hundred people, after so many days of our attack, they are now struggling to survive and can’t hold on for long.”
Liu Minghu nodded, somewhat angrily, and said, “These pirates dare to provoke us; they truly don’t know their limits. I think they are eager for us to wipe them out entirely.”
Li Zhan put the documents in his hand on the table and said to Lu Yang: “We can’t let them run away this time.”
“Mn.” Lu Yang nodded, combing the fur of the lop-eared rabbit slowly with his fingers, and narrowed his eyes slightly, “We must clean them all up at once this time.”
The thought of the little rabbit that had just been within reach slipping away made him want to drag out each pirate and give them a good beating.
The three of them did not speak, each preparing their materials for the meeting. Once the others had arrived one after another, Lu Yang announced the start of the meeting to formally discuss the strategy against the pirates.
Everyone listened to Lu Yang’s words, but their eyes could not help but stare at the lop-eared rabbit in Lu Yang’s front pocket.
Lu Yang, with broad shoulders and long legs, looked exceptionally sharp and upright in his military uniform, exuding authority with a touch of unruliness.
The white, lop-eared rabbit slept in the front pocket of Lu Yang’s military uniform, with only a small head exposed. It closed its eyes and slept soundly, with long eyelashes drooping and two little rabbit paws scratching the pocket.
A group of cold and hard soldiers looked at the lop-eared rabbit with heavy eyes, and their eyes softened unconsciously.
During the meeting, everyone unconsciously lowered their voices.
The office was no longer noisy as in the past. Everyone spoke softly, not at all like the loud voices in the past.
The cute appearance of the lop-eared rabbit was obviously incompatible with Lu Yang’s military uniform and the seriousness of the whole room, but it unexpectedly brought warmth and harmony to the entire meeting room.
While Lu Yang was distributing tasks, he would lower his head from time to time to touch the lop-eared rabbit’s ears, with a faint smile on his lips.
Sometimes there was a roar of sound outside, and the lop-eared rabbit would be frightened and show signs of waking up.
Every time this happened, the smile on Lu Yang’s lips would disappear, his eyebrows would frown, he would raise his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then pat the lop-eared rabbit soothingly and wait until the lop-eared rabbit calmed down before speaking again.
None of the stinky old men in the meeting room objected to his actions, and everyone held their breath quietly waiting for the lop-eared rabbit to fall asleep again.
After the lop-eared rabbit’s breathing steadied, they all let out a sigh of relief and unconsciously revealed an affectionate aunt-like smile.
Li Zhan: “…” He couldn’t help but feel that the atmosphere in the meeting room was a bit off.
Liu Minghu scratched his head; his eyes fell on Lu Yang’s fingers soothing the lop-eared rabbit, and he couldn’t help but feel surprised and a little strange.
Over the years, besides his sister-in-law, he had never seen the Major General be so gentle with anyone. He wondered when the Major General had developed such a fondness for small animals.
Li Zhan cleared his throat and broke the silence in the room, “Major General, will the counterattack start tomorrow?”
“Mn.” After Lu Yang finished assigning tasks and closed the files on the table, he said, “Let’s give them a day today. Tomorrow morning, we will deploy our troops and catch them off guard.”
“Got it, Major General.” Liu Minghu responded from the side.
Lu Yang briefed everyone on the exact departure time and then said, “Everything will proceed as planned. The meeting is adjourned; everyone, go back and prepare.”
“Yes!”
Everyone packed up their documents, took one last reluctant glance at the lop-eared rabbit in his pocket, and turned to leave the meeting room.
Lu Yang took Ruan Mian out of his pocket and put him in his palm to make him sleep more comfortably.
Ruan Mian must have been really tired these days. He has not woken up yet. After being put in Lu Yang’s palm, he automatically hugged Lu Yang’s thumb.
Lu Yang smiled, and his eyebrows softened unconsciously.
Liu Minghu slowly cleaned up the things on the table. Seeing Lu Yang holding the lop-eared rabbit in his palm, he couldn’t help but said: “Major General, where did you get the rabbit? How come this rabbit is smaller than ordinary rabbits?”
Lu Yang’s expression darkened, and his heart was filled with dense pain. He stretched out his fingers and gently stroked the fur of the lop-eared rabbit. He said in a low voice: “He didn’t eat well when he was a child. He was a little malnourished, so he grew small.”
Although Ruan Mian’s original form was exquisite and beautiful, he was a bit smaller than an average rabbit. Lying in Lu Yang’s hand, he fit perfectly, which was why Lu Yang could always put him in his pocket.
The reason why his animal form is so small is because of malnutrition when he was a child. Although his human form was not affected, as a pure blood, the nutrition in his childhood affected the development of his animal form.
Liu Minghu looked at the lop-eared rabbit in Lu Yang’s palm eagerly, “Major General, let me hold the rabbit.”
He couldn’t help but feel a little greedy when he saw the Major General touching the rabbit for so long. He always felt that the rabbit’s fur looked good to touch; otherwise, why would the Major General touch it so much? So he wanted to try it too.
Li Zhan sat next to him and looked up at the lop-eared rabbit. He felt that it looked familiar, especially the look in Lu Yang’s eyes when he looked at it, which was particularly familiar.
Liu Minghu saw that Lu Yang didn’t say anything, thinking that he acquiesced, grinned, and reached out to touch the rabbit.
Lu Yang dodged his hand, raised his eyes, and looked at him coldly. He opened his thin lips slightly, “This is your sister-in-law.”
Liu Minghu’s smile froze, his fingers froze, “???”
Li Zhan: “…” Hehe, he knew it!
Lu Yang stood up holding the lop-eared rabbit, lowered his eyes, and glanced at Liu Minghu and said in a slow voice: “If you dare to touch him, I will send you out as bait to catch pirates.”
Liu Minghu immediately retracted his fingers, closed his lips, and shook his head vigorously.
Don’t dare to touch, don’t dare to touch, he dare not touch his sister-in-law even if he is beaten to death.
“Don’t tell anyone.” Lu Yang said coldly, holding the lop-eared rabbit, and walked out of the meeting room directly.
Liu Minghu watched his back, swallowed nervously, and nudged Li Zhan beside him with his elbow. In a low voice, he asked, “Does the Major General mean that the lop-eared rabbit… is my sister-in-law?”
“You don’t even understand what people say?” Li Zhan glanced at him.
“…” Liu Minghu tried to digest the information he just got and nudged Li Zhan’s arm again, “Sister-in-law is also pure blood like the Major General?”
Li Zhan, feeling a bit annoyed, dodged his arm and retorted, “How should I know?”
Liu Minghu, unconcerned, withdrew his arm and pouted, “You’re not an Omega. What’s the big deal about a little nudge? Trying to act like an Omega when you’re just a Beta.”
Li Zhan: “…” He got even angrier.
Liu Minghu didn’t notice his dark complexion, touched his chin, and said: “No wonder the Major General was worried that my sister-in-law would be afraid of the loud sounds outside. It turns out that my sister-in-law’s animal form is a lop-eared rabbit… As a lop-eared rabbit, my sister-in-law actually has the courage to be a doctor and to be an accompanying military doctor. It’s not easy. He is worthy of being our sister-in-law!”
Li Zhan listened while packing his things by himself and didn’t bother to pay attention to him.
Liu Minghu, thinking of something, suddenly laughed twice. “Sister-in-law turning into a lop-eared rabbit is actually quite cute.”
Li Zhan thought of the lop-eared rabbit’s sleepy, disheveled appearance from earlier and unconsciously nodded.
…It was indeed quite cute.
After he realized what he was thinking, he quickly shook his head vigorously. That’s a love rival! No…that’s a former love rival!
He remembered what Lu Yang had told him last time and suddenly thought that finding an Omega as a partner might not be a bad idea, especially one whose animal form was also a rabbit. That way, he could pet the fur whenever he had free time.
…Okay, he admitted that he was a little jealous when he saw Lu Yang rubbing the rabbit’s ears.
“The Arctic Wolf fell in love with the Lop-eared Rabbit.” Liu Minghu leaned back in his chair, clicked his tongue twice, and couldn’t help but sigh, “The Major General is truly remarkable, always seeking high-difficulty challenges. And sister-in-law is equally impressive, having the courage to be with a wolf as a rabbit. I must say, the Major General is exceptionally gentle with him. Is this what they call ‘tough guy with a soft heart’?”
Li Zhan glanced at him, holding the packed documents, turned around, and walked out.
Liu Minghu touched his nose embarrassedly and shouted at the top of his voice: “You haven’t answered my question yet!”
Li Zhan turned around, raised his fist, and gritted his teeth and said: “I don’t know what a tough guy with a soft heart is. If you continue to buzz in my ears, I will show you the legendary iron man fist!”
Liu Minghu immediately reached out and covered his mouth tightly with both hands, leaving only a pair of dark eyes staring at him, and dared not say a word.
Although Li Zhan is a Beta, he can’t beat this Beta.
Bang—
Li Zhan slammed the door and strode away.
Liu Minghu breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.
He looked at the empty meeting room and couldn’t help but sigh, “Ai… Fighting really does make people irritable. After we’ve dealt with the pirates, I’ll definitely buy everyone a box of herbal tea to calm their nerves and cultivate their minds. Only by doing so can we become more united and loving, and the empire’s flowers will be less ravaged.”
